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St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

particularly dirty and persistent, and
are up to all manner of tricks to engage
your attention.
But the beggars are not the only peo
Pile one sees; if it were so you would soon
tire of the ride. The people here, espe
cally at this time of the year, seem to
live out of doors. They carry on their
business the open street. They bar
gain and ii on the pavements; they
gossip and talk in the doorways. The
women seem to carry on their own
housekeeping outside on the sidewalks.
The old women do much of this work
because the young are either helping the
men or working in the fields. Now
and then you see pretty girl
who seems to have withstood the hard
work and the hot sun. The girls of the
country dress differently from their sisters
of the big city. The woman of the city
She has most astounding way of
fixing her hair. When dressed she pres
ents curious appearance. Her sister
in the country, however, is different.
She arrays herself with simplicity, and
as she has beauty and freshness, one
cannot, as he sees her sitting in the
doorway of her home as he riAes along,
but say she is the best looking.
But work does not seem to hurt the
Italian girls. They do everything a man
does in the way of labor. and seem to
grow fat. But it is not all work and
no play for the people of Naples. They,
like all Italians, are passionately fond
of music, though to go to the theatres
to hear an opera is far from pleasant
for an American. Why? Because if
the people in the theatre take a
fancy to an aria or solo and they happen
to know it, first one man among them
starts helping the singer on the stage,
then others in the audience follow suit
until all of them are singing and the
voice of the poor artist is lost in the
tumult. Then when the aria is over
and the audience have enjoyed it they
will applaud and encore themselves.
But, alas if the artistic on the stage
does not sAng we'll or know her music,
the audience will stop her and make
her begin all over again. Naturally
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
The Teacher Didn't Know it All.

Short cuts of all kinds are at premium
in Wall street, and of course quick methods
of calculation have been studied there with
great success. The other day lad in
Hoboken came home to his father with a
cumbrous method of calculating interest,
learned at school. The father showed him
how to do the thing in one-tenth the time,
but the lad came home the next day with
this message from the teacher:
Tell your father that he is wrong.''
The boy went to school next morning
with the message from his father: ''Tell the
teacher I'm right"
and said: "What is your fathers business?"
"a bookkeeper in Wall street." answered
the lad.
That night the bookkeeper received note
from the schoolmistress begging that he
send her full exposition of his method
that she might teach it to her pupils.
delphid Record.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

fisher in his white clothes and bare feet,
two workmen enjoying their glass and
smoke, an old street vender, and
two children. In the distance through
the doorway | could see Vesuvius,
always smoking. The musicians played,
sang and danced, and the sight was
we'll worthy of stopping to see.
JOHN S. SHRIvER.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
NO BAR TO SUCCESS.

"What pitiable sight blind man is, to
be sure!" remarked Mrs. Fangle "nearly
all avenues of trade are closed to him."
ooh, no. replied Fangle, cheerfuily, zone
of the most successful business men in the
city is blind man."
'Ynu surprise me! What business is he
IMP"
'He is wholesale dealer in window cur
tains,'' replied the bad man, as he moved
out of range.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
QUIPS.

Goes without saying-a dumb tramp.
Birds of prey are very talented creatures.
1t seems unnecessary, but all of George
Augustus salas articles are signed &c. A. S."
A Michigan woman has kicked a bear to
death. The t.bear'' probably refused to get
her new summer bonnet.
People who live in flats prefer the old IA
miliar motto spelled in this way, Home,
Suite Home" WIS.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
Lived Up to His Enpapement.

A New York paper tells How to getrich,"
and the first direction is, Live up to your
engagement" We know man in Boston
who lived up to his engagement and now he
has a family of seven, a threadbare suit,
i'll the bank. -Some,viUe Journal,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
ROLLING IN WEALTH.
G. NJ. s.

There! do you hear my chanticleer
Upon the fence growing?
There's four, five, six, young little chicks,
Already Matched and growing.
A young pup have, and Q, my!
But he is fat and funny,
There's seven, eight, nine, nice eggs are
mine,
O, I'll make lots of money.
I'll buy dress and hat. guess,
And such lovely bonnet,
With birds and things and colored wings,
And ribbons fastened on it.
And that's not all parasol,
With handle silver mounted;
So many rings and pretty things,
They never can be counted.
I'll buy horse and cart, of course,
A house and lot and stable;
And then I'll call my friends, so all
May sit about my table
o, me! O, my! What won't buy?
There's really no telling;
Because you know young chicks will
grow,
And eggs are always selling.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
A TREES APPEAL.
1t Was Effective and Saved the Old Land
mark from Being Cut Down.

IL A~A~~
mark from Being Cut Down.
In the town of Medford, Mass, there stands
in the carrage-way of the high street great
elm, very old but perfectly thrifty, and one
of the most beautiful specimens of its kind,
Not long ago the selectmen of the town had
reached the conclusion that, owing to the
supposed danger to passing teams, 1t would
be best to have the old tree cut down.
The news that the tree was to be sacrlhced
spread about the village, and some OF fhe
people, who had genuine and very natural
affection for the old landmark, began to
agitate against its destruction NO greas
amount of feeling was aroused, however,
until one morning, the people found sign
tackled upon the trunk of the tree, which
bore these words in rather rude letters:
What Cut me down ?" This simple appeal,
which seemed to come from the tree ITSELF
was so touching and told so pathetic story
that the people became very much interested,
and raised so many protests against the de-
struction of the tree, that the selectmen1
changed their minds. 1t still stands and
thrives.
An engaging smile-A lovers grin at his
fiancee
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

commodated on
such a vehicle is:
Six on shafts. ten
on regular seats,
three on back seat
and two on step
behind-grand to-
t a !, twenty-one.
This means com
fort a b ly," but
generally there are
babies and children
crowded in, and a
fair average on a
big day is twenty
five people for one
horse, and the way
that h ors e goes
would make an
American car-hOrse
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
SHORT ITEMS OF FACTS.

Briefly, a reputation which endures ana
increases with the progress of time, anS
which, after the lapse of many years, 10
more widely and firmly established thar
ever before, can only be founded upon supe-
rior merit This is concisely the history OF
He-No Tea.
The first Tea sold in England was i'm"
ported by the Dutch East India Company
In 1856, and was shipped from Batavia,
the capital of India.
The first China Green Tea from China
arrived in England in 1907.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
AMONG HUNORISTS.
MEN WHO LIVE BY EXCHANGING
GRINS FOR GUINEAS.

Sketches of Some of the Noted Laugh
makers of the Day-Odd Fancies in Max
ing Money-The Success of Miss pelling-
Foundation of American Wit and Humor.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
verv P1ain when You KNOW.

When you ask Georgia man how far 1t Is
to the next plantation, and he answers that
Il is "a peek and right smart screech,' y hsis
sunposed to mean that it is as far as you can
zee from where you stand and then as much
farther as strong voice can be heard.-AL
hnnH Ax.gssS
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
WHY HE FAVORED II.

care you in favor of prohibition?" asked
a man on the cars of his seat-mate.
"In favor of prohibition" replied the lat
ter; II should just say am. Why, man, 1
keep drug store.'
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

Optimistic young men soothe themselves
with the fact that plate of ice cream
doesn't come so high as theatre ticket after
all.-New Haven Nesos.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

these interruptions deIay
the performance ofttimes
until way after midnight.
But what the people enjoy
are the strolling bands of
musicians. | saw one scene
of the kind where the
audience was composed of
a monk, a soldier, with
his hat and feathers, a
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
And He Lies Boil, Times.

Before marriage the question girl asks
her lover most often is: DO You really love
me?" After marriage the question becomes:
us NV hat on straight ?'-Jour%as Of Edss-
sation.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

think this initial
letter an eNaggera-
ton, but any day
on the road from
Naples to Pompeii
you will see dozens
hundreds | was
about to write
of just such spec
tacles in the course
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
A SABLE CAUCUS.

SABLE CAUCUS.
A crow that with some other crows
A point of interest discusses
More than the politician shows
The pertinence of the cav cusses.
~
Fashion item reads: "Corsage for dinner
cut low" What will not fashion do next?
Corsage for dinner! Evidently this must
be followed by polonaise trimmed with fuchu
salad, and silk overskirt garnished with
wire hustle, supplemented with undressed
Kids, spiced with decolletes.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
WAYSIDE WISDOM.
SIXTY SECONDED.

SIXTY SECONDED.
Thenceforth with pain and anguish rife,
The days of one accused Of crime;
Because, the minutes sad of life
Are always seconded by time.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

staunton, Va, June 10, 1887.
Augusta Female Seminary.
MEssRs. MAXWELL HAzLETT & Co.
telegraphed to you this morning to send me
halfbarrel more of French Gray Plastic Paint
by freight Immediately. / am delighted with the
Plastic Paint, both white and colored, and intend
using it altogether in the future Sorry I had not
made my arrangements to do so this year, but have
been so often disappointed in advertised articles
that preferred testing it myself and with graft.
flying results. Please send at once. Enclosed
find check for $3.50. Respectfully,
(Signed) NJ. J. BALDWIN.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
TRUTH OF THE MATTER.

TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
Much talking is analogous
To noise in bubbling shadows found.
The empty are the garrulous,
An hollow makes the loudest sound.
**x
Cries the moralist as he observes the eff
Terminate dude: SIT is time to draw the
incl" Aye-Masculine.
**x
KEEP COOL.
The men who know that they are weak;
Who chide themselves in.secret thought,
And hesitate before they speak,
Have not entirely lived for naught.
Such hesitation oft contains
The secret of great success.
a rare exception that, which gains
Through an impulsive eagerness.
CHAD. Mccoy.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

An exchange speaks of mans shivering
at 'the point of pistol Truly it is freez-
ing point.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09

An engaging smile-A lovers grin at his
fancee.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-09
NEAPOLITAN SCENES.
THE LAND OF DARK-EYED BEAU
TIES AND MUSICIANS.
A Good Many Passengers for One Horse
to Draw-Festoons of Macaroni Along
the Roadside-Types of Beauty-The
National Love for Song and Dance.
fSDecial Correspondence. |
!YOT may

NAPLES, June 10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30

Far away, and yet so near US, lies land
where all have been,
Played beside its sparkling waters, danced
along its meadows green.
Where the busy world we dwell in and its
noises only seem
Like the echo of a tempest or the shadow of q
dream;
And it grows not old forever, sweet and
young it is today
'Tis the Land of Little People, where the
happy children play.
And the things they know and see there are
so wonderful and grand,
Things that wiser folks and older cannot
know nor understands;
In the woods they meet the fairies find the
giants in their caves,
See the palaces of clOudland and the mermen
in the waves,
Know what all the brides sing of, hear the
secrets of the flow RS
For the Land of Little People is another world
than ours.
Once twas ours; tbs ours no longer, for when
nursery time is DER
through the Land of Little People we may
wander nevermore,
But we near their merry voices and we see
them at their play
ana our own dark world grows brighter and
we seem as young as they,
Roaming over shore and meadow, talking to
the birds and flow RS
FOR the Land OF Little People is fairer world
than ours.
Auckland News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30

And SO when Norah presently arrived
with the carriage from the hall, it
bore back not the little lady only,
but also, as Lilias triumphantfy an
nounced, that new mamma whom
Norah had said papa would be sure to
give her one of those bright DAYS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
$500 Reward.

The former proprietor of Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. for years made a standing, public offer
in all American newspapers of $500 reward for a
case of catarrh that he could not cure. The pres
ent proprietors have renewed this offer. All the
druggists sell this Remedy, together with the
"Douche,m ard all other appliances advised to be
used in connection with it. No catarrh patient is
longer able to say Il cannot be cured'' You get
$500 in case of failure.
Buffalo has decided to prohibit all vocal and
instrumental music in its saloons Passers by
so frequently mistook the singing for cries Of
murder that the mayer felt obliged to take action
In the after.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable to use
1t is not liquor a stuff soc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
DETECTIVES

Wanted In every County. Shrewd act under our
instructions in Secret Service Experience nsces
sary Send stamp for particulars. GRAMMAR DETEC
TIVE BUREAU. ~ Arcade. Cincinnati, O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30
Browns Little Joke.

f''Why, Brown, how short your coat is said
Jones one day to his friend Brown, who wittily
replied: YES; but it will be long enough before
get another" Some men spend so much for
medicines that neither heal nor help them, that
new clothes is with them like angels vists-few
and far between. Internal fevers, weakness of
the lungs, shortness of breath and lingering
coughs, soon yield to the magic influence of that
loyal remedy, DR.. r. V. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery
Her fathers a blithesome stock broker,
Her mother loves fashions false smile,
Her brother loves polo and poker,
Her sister is given to style,
But dainty Miss Lucy, the darling
With eyes so remarkably blue,
Loves nothing SO dearly as taffy,
And chocolate carameS new.
Functional arrangement of the female system
is quickly cured by the use of DR.. R. V. Pierces
'Favorite Prescription 1t removes pain and
restores health and strength. By all druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-30

The empress of Japan conte mplates
visiting this country soon.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
BURIAL OF VICTIMS
Ofihe Horrible Accident.


BosToE, Mass, March 16.-A num-
Der OF victims Of the Forest Hill acct
dent were buried from Roslindale,
Dedham and West Roxbury today.
There sre many who are seriously ii
not fatally injured in Roslindale, whose
death at any moment may be looked
for, and the possibility is that the
dead will number thirty. Some of the
injured are 30 badly shaken up and
internally Injured that their recovery
will be matter of months. There are
many who were removed Immediately
after the accident to various parts OF
Roslindale, whose names did not sp-
pear at all in the papers. A Mr..
Young is severely injured internally,
and the doctor is very apprehensive
of the results, Alfred Swallow, sged
So years, is in a bad condition, his
bowels bsing ruptured. Oscar Nor
man, designer, has bad gaah on the
eide Of his head and ia badly injured
internally. His nep Few, Kanute Lul.
tropp, has big g.sn on the back OF his
head and forehead. A iresco painter
named Sasson lies at home with an
injured spine. Those in Roslindale
in critical condition sre: Mics Nellie
TabrA ham, injuries about the head,
back and lace, very dangerous;
Leonard Tabrahan, left leg fractured,
injury TO shoulder, probably fracture
of collar bone, cuts and bruises about
the head and face; Mr.. Harkins, in
jured neck, chest and head, probable
conclusion of the brain, has not yet
recovered full consciousness; Joseph
Metcalf is not expected to live, was
badly jsmmed in the bowels; VIM.
Peters, Charles Morse, j. Wa,on, John
Murphy and daughter Mamie, all Of
West Roxbury.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
EXTRA SESSION.
OF the General Assembly of Vlr-
kinia Called.

RICHMOND, Va, March 16.-Pur-
suant 10 the Governors call, the
General Assembly OF Virginia met
here today at noon in extra session.
Soon thereafter a message from ths
executive was received and read. The
Governor fret calls attention to the
public debt, and devotes the greater
portion of tho message to reviewing
the action taken in past years for t. .
settlement of the debt question. He
recommends the appointment of a
commission on the part Of the State to
meet a similar commission on the part
of the bondholders in Virginia or else
where, the duties of said commission
to be distinctly defined, the object
being a true representation OF the
revenues and resources Of the State
and what the State can do He urges
immediate action on the report of the
revisers OF the code, which was sub
mitted today. He also suggests law
which he thinks will cover the situa-
ton brought about by the recent de-
cision of the Uni ed States Supreme
Court on the sample merchants or
drummers tax. He concludes with the
hope that the Legislature will be
equal to the requirements OF the occa-
sion,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
The Green Bottle Blowers.

PlTTsBURe, PA, March 16.-FCr
some time past the Green Bottle Blow
era, District Assembly Knights of
Labor and the Trades Assembly have
had joint committee engaged in an
effort to stop the refilling Of appolin-
arts bottles with beer and other drinks.
The committee has been hard at work
among Pittsburg bottlers and it has
been found that some Of the firms
have large stocks of these bottles stored
up. They are OF foreign make aud
the workmen are trying to drive them
cut OF the American trade. All the
PIttsburg firms express their readiness
to favor home production in buying
bottles, but BONE OF the largest bot
ting houses in the country are 10th to
do away with the cheaper article. II
they persist in using the foreign bot.
ties it is said boycott will be placed
upon them by the knights of Labor
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
A SINGULAR TRIAL.
A Suit 10 Set Aside Marriage Cere-
meny ON the Grounds eff
EnfOrceme O.

CINCINNATI, o, March 10 A sin
gular trial is in progress at Lawrence
burg, Ind. 1t is suit by DR.. Marc
Bond, Of Aurora, Ind, to set aside the
marriage ceremony whereby he be-
came the husband, in April, 1886, OF
Miss Jennie Hill, also of Aurora, on
tbs ground that he was forced, by
threats of murder, 70 mary. Both par
ties belong to leading families in Au-
rora, and the case is attracting much
attention. A strong array OF legal gen.
tlemen is engaged in the case, among
them being Congressman Holman.
The plaintiffs statement is that Miss
Hill accused him Of seduction, and her
father demanded that he should marry
her or take the consequences, which
meant death. He chose marriage, but
never lived with his wife. The case
will be in progress some time.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17

COOK COUNTY BOODLRRS
ARRESTED AND TAKEN BEFORE
THE CRIMINAL COURT,
Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud,
and Indicted for the Embez-
Element Of 100000.

CHICAGO, ILL, March l6.-The five
county ofhcials-Warden VIM. j. Nc
Gargle, OF the County Hospital; War
den Henry Varnell, OF the Couaty In-
sane Asylum; Edward Mcdonald, en-
gineer Of the County Hospital, and the
employees Driscon snd Connolly-ar-
rested last night, were taken before
Judge Anthony, in the Criminal Court,
at 10 o'clock this NOR Ling. A num-
Der of city and county officials were
present in the courtroom, but other
wise the crowd WAS Of only ordinary
proportions. The prisoners were in
charge of deputy sheriff. Gen. l. N.
Stiles appeared on behalf OF the State,
and stated that McGaiisle, Varnell and
Mcdonald had three indictments
pending against them, which, respec-
lively, charged them with conspiracy
to defraud, and declared that one in
dictment involved completely in the
ENHANCEMENT Of q sum exceeding
500, OO0, while other indictments were
for smaller amounts. He asked that
the three defendants should fur
nish bail in the sum Of $4,000
on each indictment, and that
the bail of Connolly and Driscoll
he placsd at $4,000 each. Mr.. Forrest,
on bshalf of the prisoners, argued
that the alleged offense was only to be
regarded as a misdemesnor under the
statute, and commended that the
amounts asked for were excessive.
Judge Anthony taid that when
charge OF embeEElement was made
against public officer it was to be re-
garded as high grade of crime and
could not be treated lightly. He cited
the action OF the New York courts in
the recent trials for offenses similar to
the ones charged against these defend
ants. He would fix the bail in the
amounts asked for by the s ate. The
sureties then repaired to the Office OF
the Clerk of the Criminal Court to
schedule their property, and the regu-
lar call OF the criminal calendar was
resumed. While the bonds were baing
prepared two ordinary prisoners wer5
called before the court, charged with
stealing some pocket cutlery, and BAY
ing pleaded guilty Were sentenced to
one year in the penitantsry.
TIE GRAND JUhY RESUMES THE INvEsTI-
CATION.
Tn special grand jury investigating
the county frauds resumed work at IL
o'clock today. OTiDg 10 the fact that
most Of the States Attorneys assist
ants were in Judge Anthony's court
until about the noon hour, the Jurors
we're left to take up such evidsnc as
was at hand. The numerous books
and papers before them not bearing
directly GA the alleged crookedness of
the Wardens have during the past
week been put aside. To 60 through
this and determine the next steps to
be taken occupied their time until
noon. It ia understood that the inves-
tigation will now turn directly on the
members and ex-members OF the Coun-
ty Board. The proceedings OF last
night and this morning convinces
them that the storm is coming. 1t was
rumored that more arrests would fol-
low tonight or tomorrow.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
A Clear Complexion.

How can you expect clear COM
plexion when The blood is full of i'm
purilies and the stomach clogged ?
The blood becomes impure because
the liver does not act properly and
work off the poison from tie system,
and the certain results are blotches,
pimplss and eIuptions. Purify the
blood with Simmons Liver Regulator,
and regulate the liver, stomach and
bowels, and then the skin will become
nlaur
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
Don't Hawk, Spit, Cough,

Suffer dizziness, indigestion, inAam-
nation of the eyes, headache, lassi-
tude, inability to perform mental
work and indisposition for bodily
labor, and annoy and disgust your
friends and acquaintance with your
nasal twang and offensive breath and
constant efforts 10 clean your nose
and throat, when DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy" will promptly re-
lieve you of the discomfort and suf-
fering, and your friends Of the dis
gushing and needless infections Of
your loathsome disease?